Philippines' Top 2% Scientists 2026

The Philippines has 74 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 7.2% from 69 in 2025. That places the Philippines 75th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. De La Salle University has the most listed scientists (12), followed by International Rice Research Institute (10).

Single Year

+5 (+7.2%) vs 2025

Career Data

+7 (+15.9%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#75

down 2 places vs 2025

Institutes

No change vs 2025

Scientists in the Philippines on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+34.6%

2022+11.4%

2023+28.2%

2024+16.0%

2025+19.0%

2026+7.2%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	26		16
2021	35	+34.6%	26	+62.5%
2022	39	+11.4%	25	-3.8%
2023	50	+28.2%	29	+16.0%
2024	58	+16.0%	37	+27.6%
2025	69	+19.0%	44	+18.9%
2026	74	+7.2%	51	+15.9%

Top 10 institutes in the Philippines

By number of listed scientists

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Rank in the Philippines	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	5,375	Barrot, Jessie S.	National University, Philippines	Education	Rank 79
2	10,598	KG Khush, Gurdev Singh	International Rice Research Institute	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 130
3	14,529	GM Garcia, Manuel B.	FEU Institute of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 759
4	16,223	KJ Kloprogge, J. Theo	University of the Philippines Visayas	Chemical Physics	Rank 244
5	20,454	TR Tan, Raymond R.	De La Salle University	Energy	Rank 547
6	24,177	GL Giray, Louie G.	Mapúa University	Education	Rank 352
7	29,134	PJ Primavera, Jurgenne Honculada	Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Philippines	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 133
8	30,119	QG Quirk, Gregory J.	National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,367
9	33,564	BA Bernardo, Allan B.I.	De La Salle University	Social Psychology	Rank 527
10	42,065	Chavez, Jason V.	Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University (ZPPSU)	Education	Rank 593
11	44,006	SN Sreenivasulu, Nese	International Rice Research Institute	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 671
12	50,407	OL Ocampo, Lanndon A.	Cebu Technological University	Business & Management	Rank 1,270
13	54,041	Pantig, Reggie C.	Mapúa University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 683
14	55,217	BG Bankoff, Greg	Ateneo de Manila University	History	Rank 9
15	55,687	MJ McNeely, Jeffrey A.	Asian Development Bank Philippines	Ecology	Rank 1,102
16	65,759	VG Vriend, Gert	Baco Institute of Protein Science	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 969
17	68,262	TC Tabelin, Carlito Baltazar	Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,538
18	72,912	WR Wassmann, Reiner	International Rice Research Institute	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 546
19	78,709	HJ Hellin, Jon	International Rice Research Institute	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 593
20	81,811	SK Saito, Kazuki	International Rice Research Institute	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 613
21	84,293	DL De Luna, Mark Daniel G.	University of the Philippines Diliman	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,912
22	85,343	ZH Zhou, Haiyan	Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST)	Accounting	Rank 168
23	90,669	Ong, Ardvin Kester S.	Mapúa University	Energy	Rank 2,749
24	91,370	Agaton, Casper Boongaling	University of the Philippines Los Banos	Energy	Rank 2,774
25	95,604	UA Ubando, Aristotle T.	De La Salle University	Energy	Rank 2,907
26	95,900	BB Bouman, Bas A.M.	International Rice Research Institute	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 723
27	97,324	AJ Aruta, John Jamir Benzon	De La Salle University	Social Psychology	Rank 1,048
28	100,287	AR Alibudbud, Rowalt Carpo	De La Salle University	Psychiatry	Rank 1,524
29	104,341	LV Lopez, Violeta	Holy Angel University	Nursing	Rank 265
30	111,175	OL Obici, Laura Piera	Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,516
31	114,783	VM Velarde, Michael C.	Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,537
32	117,121	RM Roleda, Michael Y.	Marine Science Institute, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 586
33	125,425	AR Atienza, Rowel O.	University of the Philippines Diliman	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,748
34	129,946	AC Antonio, Carl Abelardo T.	University of the Philippines Manila	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,753
35	133,689	DA Dans, Antonio L.L.	Health Equity Research Foundation	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,801
36	137,612	De Los Santos, Janet Alexis A.	University of the Philippines Manila	Nursing	Rank 388
37	140,764	AM Abrigo, Michael R.M.	Philippine Institute for Development Studies	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,874
38	145,712	JB Juliano, Bienvenido O.	Philippine Rice Research Institute	Food Science	Rank 2,158
39	149,870	DJ Dizon, John Ryan Cortez	Bataan Peninsula State University	General Physics	Rank 840
40	151,514	TJ Tapia, John Frederick D.	De La Salle University	Energy	Rank 4,785
41	153,397	AK Aviso, Kathleen B.	De La Salle University	Energy	Rank 4,857
42	156,987	GM Gumasing, Ma Janice J.	De La Salle University	Operations Research	Rank 632
43	164,289	NC Newhall, Christopher G.	Mirisbiris Garden and Nature Center	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 2,137
44	169,414	KV Kumar, Virender	International Rice Research Institute	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 1,306
45	175,951	JK Jena, Kshirod Kumar	International Rice Research Institute	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,066
46	182,210	MF Montalbo, Francis Jesmar P.	Batangas State University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,226
47	187,333	FM Festin, Mario R.	National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,034
48	187,796	HA Hernandez, Alexander A.	FEU Institute of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,464
49	192,960	AD Azhgaliyeva, Dina	Asian Development Bank Philippines	Energy	Rank 6,264
50	193,593	LH Leung, Hei	International Rice Research Institute	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,425
51	198,047	AM Alipio, Melchizedek I.	De La Salle University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,428
52	223,497	Caipang, Christopher Marlowe A.	University of the Philippines Visayas	Fisheries	Rank 569
53	225,182	AJ Ali, Jauhar	International Rice Research Institute	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 4,020
54	227,564	Maaliw, Renato R.	Southern Luzon State University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10,143
55	227,624	GG Gregorio, Glenn B.	University of the Philippines Los Banos	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 4,068
56	231,610	OJ Ocon, Joey D.	De La Salle University	Energy	Rank 7,620
57	245,420	AR Ang, Robert Edward Ty	Rockwell Center	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 1,161
58	262,631	BH Bacosa, Hernando Pactao	Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 1,383
59	270,163	AG Amul, Gianna Gayle Herrera	University Katipunan Avenue	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,294
60	275,651	PV Pepito, Veincent Christian Filipino	Ateneo de Manila University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,349
61	310,159	RW Rivera, Windell L.	Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 449
62	325,300	Acda, Menandro N.	University of the Philippines Los Banos	Entomology	Rank 775
63	333,837	CJ Cleofas, Jerome Visperas	De La Salle University	Nursing	Rank 1,208
64	341,178	RM Regulacio, Michelle D.	Institute of Chemistry, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman	General Chemistry	Rank 620
65	360,290	AA Amit, Arianna Maever L.	National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,270
66	391,317	Oducado, Ryan Michael F.	West Visayas State University	Nursing	Rank 1,444
67	425,567	DJ Deen, Jacqueline L.	University of the Philippines Manila	Tropical Medicine	Rank 619
68	450,312	CM Calabon, Mark Seasat	University of the Philippines Visayas	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 655
69	465,856	LM Lapitan, Marie Carmela M.	National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,328
70	520,278	OF Orosco, Fredmoore Legaspi	University of the Philippines Manila, College of Arts and Sciences	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 1,192
71	528,888	PC Padilla, Carmencita David	National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,996
72	542,746	DC Del Castillo, Fides A.	De La Salle University	Religions & Theology	Rank 152
73	568,063	LJ Lu, Jinky Leilanie Del Prado	University of the Philippines Manila	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,386
74	609,803	AF Aguilar, Filomeno V.	Ateneo de Manila University	History of Science, Technology & Medicine	Rank 70
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Philippines are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

74 scientists affiliated with the Philippines are on the 2026 single-year list, and 51 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in the Philippines has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2026 single-year list, De La Salle University has the most listed scientists from the Philippines, with 12. It is followed by International Rice Research Institute with 10.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in the Philippines changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, the Philippines went from 26 scientists in 2020 to 74 in 2026, a change of +184.6%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.